While I have long been a fan of the Dragonrider's of Pern books, I may have even longer been a fan of McCaffrey's Crystal Singer books.
There are few books that I can sit and read in one sitting any more. The last could of Harry Potter books might have been such if I didn't require sleep, but alas
.However, in the grips of the cold I had last week, I did pick up the second book of this trilogy, Killashandra, and read it straight through in about 7 hours, which I found immensely satisfying.
It's interesting because McCaffrey has several themes in all of her writing that get in depth treatment in her books... food and music being the biggest... and I think that given my own enjoyment of those same things, her writing gains that much more interest from me.
As much as I would like to see a great film adaptation of the Dragonrider books, I have always thought the Crystal Singer books would provide a much simpler and far more adaptable story for film. They provide a very interesting galactic setting, and are far more focused on one or two characters, rather than presenting a political landscape that has to be navigated with odd similar names that can be confusing.
